MANAGUA, Nicaragua – The Central American country of Nicaragua is set to break off diplomatic relations with Israel, describing the Israeli government as “fascist” and committing crimes of “genocide.”
The government decision is likely after the National Assembly of Nicaragua on Friday called on the Sandinista Executive to review the country’s diplomatic relations with what it described as the Zionist government of Israel.
In a statement read by the parliament’s President Gustavo Porras, in a special session, the assembly condemned the “atrocities” committed against the Palestinian people, now extending into Lebanon.
The statement described Israel’s onslaught of Gaza as “the most detestable atrocity of the 21st century and one of the worst in the history of humanity.”
“This systematic destruction that began seventy-six years ago has claimed the lives, since October 2023, of more than forty-two thousand people, mainly women, children and the elderly; every day the numbers continue to increase,” the statement said.
“The brutality of the Israeli government reflects a clear stance of a war of extermination, which constitutes crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and a deliberate policy of annihilation.”
“Despite this barbarity, the world oligarchy that dominates Western governments, the media, and international organizations, supposed defenders of human rights, hide the true dimension of the suffering and destruction of the Palestinian people,” the statement continued.
The Nicaraguan parliament’s statement accused Israel, with the complicity and logistical and military support of the North American and European empires, extending its barbarism throughout the Middle East, endangering world peace and security.
The move by Nicaragua comes a year after the Hamas-triggered attacks on the heavily fortified Israel-Gaza border, which has led to the ongoing Israeli onslaught in the enclave. It also comes a month after Nicaragua came under fire for human rights abuses in a UN report.
The Nicaraguan government has been called out by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) for arbitrary arrests, mistreatment of detainees, attacks on Indigenous people, and intimidation of political opponents.
The report released in September said human rights violations in Nicaragua began in 2018 when university students and other civil society activists began protesting a new Social Security Act and calling for the president to step down.
Nicaragua is the fourth country to break diplomatic ties with Israel since the Gaza invasion, and the third from Central America. The other two Central American countries are Bolivia and Belize. The fourth country is Colombia.
Eight other countries have withdrawn their ambassadors for consultations including Arab countries Bahrain and Jordan. The others are South Africa, Turkey, Honduras, Chile, Brazil and Chad. Brazil is the only country to have withdrawn their ambassador permanently.
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Publish date : 2024-10-11 17:08:00
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